The Senate convened at 3:00pm.

Cloture Invoked, 53-39: Executive Calendar #56 Elbridge Colby to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

Two votes at 11:30am:

1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #56 Elbridge Colby to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #54 George Glass to be Ambassador to Japan.

Following the cloture vote on the Glass nomination, the Senate will recess until 2:15pm for the weekly party caucus lunches.

Two votes at 2:15pm, (if cloture is invoked):

1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #54 George Glass to be Ambassador to Japan.
2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #67 Mike Huckabee to be Ambassador to the State of Israel.

Senator Thune has filed cloture on the following nominations:

• Elbridge Colby to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
• George Glass to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Japan.
• Mike Huckabee to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the State of Israel.
• Peter Hoekstra to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Canada.
• Ronald Johnson to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Mexican States.
• Kevin Cabrera to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Panama.
• Paul Atkins to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 5, 2026.